The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-20

moral continent, and personal eHnIi hU'N r"tP''-
In-nt official action There are Wis which staH cs
cannot remedy: hut when Won have
las-cd all c n-ttn ionai laws appropriate L" ,he
situation and they have been 'aliEiuiY tN'tN'ru
by the UrOupr oillrsIH. here VIII remain great
work for tn. people which comes not within me
+ Que NJ lrgi-iaiuu and the reform ih l. CnI'rt
fIr in hi direction is 100 -mall matter. u WIZ
take combined and continued n ~ ~ wei, .s
,,tadou uaiipucr and courage. Where " i WTp' .,
mil IT, piIiri II mu-t he changed: where II ls ias'i
Uublir sentiment mu-t De- corrected We mast Dee
lin nj the nrrsidp: keep Il M in the school room;
continue Il in the press; urge Il IN TIE pulpit au"
cornuletp IL in the COurt- 81 iu-tc..
The foundation Of successful self government j.
aV daly diFGsrd education. and high average OF
moral culture. M people can be tf''y ana per
maDrrt.y great, in the highest and bet sense 81
the word, who do not provide ample home ednct-
tioraI facilities for their youth. The wise STATES
men who precede Ms rec gniZed the TACT maj our
constitution rests upon the virtue and intelligence
Of the reopIo, and whenever either one OF the
ingredients fails, uur government fails: ana, "lII
luf patriotism. they placed our pubic schooI
interests mon a substantial and permanent basis
Though our common schools are in more al
yanced state than those Of any her part - me
country, il is mater Of profound regret mat our
rpiOrm2Ory efforts to save neglected ana 1nr-akrh
children have not kept pace VIII our progress IN
common school education, and, hence. our s'htr i
now cursed with large ana rapidly lhcfra,il"
Juvenile population growing up in vice ana 10
nurancn, and sure of becoming adopts IN crime
long before arrivinr at manhood. The minds ana
hearts of these children constitute part OF cur
states productive capital Of far greater Naiue IN
working out the nUhlest destiny OF nome Pe'P'i
than all it, vast and varied natural resource: ana
IL l. not only worse than waste Of capital mn hhd
political economy to suffer any Of them to grow up
to prey uDOn society. go.
The most inypterate offender has some Tighta
which society must respect II cahn"t
be pretended that II is the object OF
punishment hy the civil authorities that the indl
his crimes. This would not only he futile, hut a
usurpaiiOn of powers belonging TO DEITY alone.
1t is not administered for yens eance, hut tor the
prime object Of the prevention OF crime, ana me
incidental object of individual reformation Ihe
most generl and potent cause - crlmr Is the re,
suit Of neglected and miseduCated ChidIood: aud
as this misdireCliOn of faculty Is amrnahle 7" dls
Cipne, and IL easily modified by altered surround
ings, and judcious training which vii show me
diaaO vantages of criminal lie when Welghru
against the advantages of liberty ana gond f"ph'
We, therefore, neglect our plain duty SO long hs
we fail to establish suitable industrial SCHOOLS or
reformatOrv institutions where they may be taught
respect for law and order, the necessity Tor flr
tuOus principles, and to look forward To labor ~
SON kind IA their ultimate duty and pIlveg",
white filling the weightier duties of citizenship
with patriotic devotion to the land IN when they
live.
TIE right to live, to own and possess property.
and to exercise the civil aud political franchises,
are the dearest interests of mankind: and II Is me
highest duty of government to provide means To-
protect and secure every citizen in the undistHfneh
endowment OF thpst. rights, In every government
allowing expression Of opinion by vote there nave
always been differences and sentiment, giving rise
To political parties having the disp position "I IN"
hOnors of office am attendant revenues ANA III
our country the result rests upon tie decision oI
the majority, legally asCertained, and announced
rs the will of the people, expressed Unuer l"Eh
forms, and where all the cltlzrns are OF cqNh
value There should be- therefore, no loss Of
faith in the ballot as the intallibe oracle OF the
public will, and The sovereign arheiter of poll lCa
disputes which would, in the end, result IN IN
Withdrawal of respect due, and chtertu!Iy ac iu
d lac, Ia Ia ftnir ph
domestic content and the p rmlueLte OF our lh7l
tuiuns. For, after all, their permanency /. meas
ured only by tine hnigth md depths of love and 10y
atty the true tiZen hears to the government
So iealouJ have been our lawmakers of the
sauctity of this right of the people to have their
will expressed at the polls without bias and uh-
awcd by anNGudy, and afterwards nave tudt YER
diet cgii matcly n Crraued by an honest count,
that there has been manit 's' reluttnuCe on thrl
part to amend our present election lows ny the
adoption of such innoyat ons a would place Them
more in cOusunauCr with the advance progress
and thought obtaining in other safes. II - wei
recognized fact, however That our law slow delal
has proven Il prOiiic source OF annoNanc' 10 Jh
peuDip. and there seems to be popular demand
that the rly-antrivatcd answer, in the ina de-
csiOns of Our political contests, shall more speed
lily emerge from doubt into ascertained certainty,
aud there Appeals no GOOD reason why we should
hesitate Longer to conform our laws III this respect
To those of other states, which have stood tn test
of experience, and are eminently just and salts
factory
While the enactment Of penal laws are necessary
and Indispensable to quel disorders detect, convict
and punish those who outrage civilization ana the
peace of society, a wise government VIII q" an
tn se Just things to remove what any portion oil
its Cti ems properly deem to he grievances, Tor
such action Is quite as important as repressiv
measures. II yOu want people To h" orderly give
them government under which !ilimOleSt clti'
ia not beneath the protection of the law, or the
highest alb We The reach OF their authority.
Where there is found just cause for complaint
we should without delay inquire into the nature
aud extent of the evil, and til roughly and wisely
consider and apply the best and most practicable
means of removing or lessening 1t,
The hill of rights declares in unequivocal Ian
guage that 'perprtuities and monopolies are con,
trary to the geniul of free government and shall
never be allowed And yet our stale has created
aud is each year STRENGTHENING system OF c,iRo'
| rate power relieved of all personal responsibility
| and clothed with exclusive rights, pow
ers and privileges in perpetuity, aud 1t Is
apparent, that influences vast and potential are al
| work to reduce the whole carrying trade OF the
country into II single monopoly and management
| no matter how oppressive, and no matter no"
widespread the ruin aud disaster it may bring to
other industrial interests of equal II not OF para
| mount importance 10 the people at large.
| If this right he acknowledged and perpetrated
| the great body of the citizens will have fastened
upon them a bondage, compared with which the
| bondage of Israel in Egypt WAS tender mercy.
| These corporations were created by the people
| in their legislative capacity, to meet an oNerwhem
| ing need in bringing out the dormant wealth OF
the state, and to supply its instant and pressing
necessities. and it is not to he wondered at thh
| they were extended extraordinary encouragement
and faCi les, s IL strange that these privileges
| ahOuld have leen accompanied with enormous
| land grants under state provisions. And while we
| proclaim our unqualified appreciation of every
! policy, recognizing their importance as thorough
fares of travel carriers and distributors OF o.
| ducts, and as an invaluable and indispensable
means OF developing and serving the country. Il
IN hard be- ore toned that tese ARTIFICIAL bodies
were created by the people as creatures nt thtll
| pnweI-the instruments of their cunNenienCe-aut
designed for their service, and not their subsection
And il WAS clearly the will of the trainers of oul
| organic law 20 throw them open TO the laws o.
competition in every particular, making Their
evoke their own checks and regulators. as the lru'
theory for their management, But these Conslllu
tional inhibltiuns and statutory requirements az
yulliiipd by the simple will Of computations of on
own Crea ion, and possessing no powers eXcep
such us are conferred uUOn them by law.
1t is the Theory of our government that the con
stituton shall be ubeye&- that the laws made il
pursuance thereof shall he executed aud unit
they are repealed no party has the right to nul
lily them, or deny their enforcement J
thee laws, from inherent defeat. or All
spnCe of power in the state, cannot he eN
cutpd they should he eliminated from our statu'
books Ii they are wise and just. they rhuuld re
suit in securing the timely and efficient eAeruon q
such control us the state may have the IlLht
claim over these corporations. and no |, Wpr ~
earth should be suffered to clog or impede lis a'
sertion. If they are to be operated IN such maine
that the products raised ont of the soil, and th
mmodiilrs created hy the industry Of the people
are taken from the producer and inuie alone {
those VINO receive their curuirg-. they become
small practical value tn the people al large.
We should he unwilling 10 permit them by an a
rOgJtiuu of authority superior Il" ui
exercised hy the state. to ahul sh the wholesonl
laws Il suppl, id mand,ard vance erGtpie :,
AZ will, the price 4 every cummudit' raised hy III
lvul.-. II Is the Consumer. in every iUstNTC